Hewett into singles semis but loses in doubles

Alfie Hewett has reached the men's wheelchair singles semi-finals at the Australian Open by beating doubles partner Gordon Reid - but the British pair's hunt for a seventh consecutive doubles title in Melbourne is over.

Top seed and world number two Hewett, 28, moved one step closer to defending his singles title by securing a 6-2 6-3 victory in one hour and 33 minutes on Margaret Court Arena.

He won a second Australian Open singles title last year, which was also his 10th Grand Slam singles title overall.

Hewett will face Spain's Martin de la Puente in the semi-finals, after the third seed defeated France's Stephane Houdet 6-3 6-2.

But in the doubles, Hewett and Reid were beaten in a match tie-break, losing their semi-final 6-4 2-6 10-4 to Japan's Tokito Oda and Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez.

The British pair had won 18 of the previous 23 Grand Slam titles in the doubles format.

In the quad doubles, Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne and Australia's Heath Davidson will face top seeds Guy Sasson and Niels Vink in the final, after needing a 10-point match tie-break to come through their semi-final 4-6 7-6 (10-8) 10-6.